Sec. 61.8231. TRANSFER LIAISON. (a) Each institution of higher education, using existing resources, shall designate at least one employee of the institution to serve as a single point of contact for other institutions of higher education and the board regarding transfer issues and to act as a liaison officer for current or incoming students at the institution who will transfer into or out of the institution. (b) On a transfer or request to transfer to or from an institution of higher education, the institution's transfer liaison shall provide a current, former, or prospective student, as applicable, with: (1) a complete and current list of the institution's core curriculum applicable to the student; (2) a complete and current list of the institution's field of study curricula that may be applicable to the student; (3) for a receiving institution, a list of courses completed by the student: (A) for which the institution will accept academic credit; and (B) for which the institution proposes to deny academic credit in accordance with Section 61.826 , including the procedures for credit transfer dispute required by that section; and (4) any other information required by board rule. (c) On the admission of a transfer student, the receiving institution of higher education's transfer liaison shall assist the student in obtaining a degree audit to determine whether the student's completed coursework satisfies the institution's core curriculum, satisfies a field of study curriculum of the institution, or qualifies the student to be awarded a Texas Direct associate degree under Section 61.834 or any other degree or certificate offered by the institution. (d) The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
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